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Freedom Trains  
From The New York Times: In the winter of 1916, as Americans read the news of unimaginable slaughter in a distant yet rapidly spreading European war, it was easy to overlook stories like t...

 

Afghan candidates killed  
KABUL - TALEBAN insurgents appear to be making good on threats to kill candidates in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, adding a grim dimension to the ambitions of political hopefuls in the war-t...

 

Afghanistan - Customers besiege Kabul Bank  
Hundreds of Afghans have besieged the offices of the Kabul bank to withdraw their money. They are afraid for their savings, because the bank management is under suspicion of corruption. Hundreds of Afghans ...

 

Kitzhaber Fights Back  
Here in Oregon, the race for governor is closer than it should be.  Democratic former Governor, John Kitzhaber, has a strong public service record, while former Trailblazers bench warmer, Chris D...

 

Israel, Palestinians trade fire  
Two Palestinians were wounded in an Israeli air strike on Gaza Sunday retaliating for an earlier guerilla rocket attack on Israeli territory. Israeli jets pounded a number of militant targets, in...

 

Israel strikes smuggling tunnels  
JERUSALEM, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Israeli aircraft blew up smuggling tunnels in the Gaza Strip Saturday night, after Palestinian militants shot a rocket into Israel, the Israeli military said. ...

 

Holidaymakers 'return with STDs'  
Nearly one in 20 British holidaymakers will have returned home with a sexually transmitted disease contracted while on holiday this summer, a survey has shown.

 

Protecting tigers  
The Wildlife Conservation Society and the Panthera Foundation announced plans to establish a 5,000 mile-long "genetic corridor" from Bhutan to Burma that would allow the tiger population to roam free...

 

Attacks On Shias In Pakistan: A Message For Iran Too  
The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the anti-Shia Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LEJ), which is an affiliate of Al Qaeda, have both claimed responsibility for the murderous attacks through suicide bombers on ...

 

Quake: Rolling report  
12.02pm: InterCity Coachlines advises services into and out of Christchurch are operating as normal, however due to inner city cordons, all services will operate from the Christchurch Town Hall at 8...